Peter Driscoll was een bestsellerauteur uit Groot-Brittannië wiens internationale thrillers de jaren '70 en '80 definieerden. Zijn werken doken vaak in complexe internationale intriges en politieke spanningen, gekenmerkt door meeslepende plots en scherpe observaties van de menselijke natuur. Driscoll's stijl was een bekwame mix van actie en psychologische diepgang, wat lezers een meeslepende ervaring bood. Zijn vermogen om spanning te creëren en morele dilemma's te verkennen, maakt hem tot een opmerkelijk figuur in het thrillergenre.
Renowned for crafting gripping narratives, the author is celebrated as one of the best in the thriller genre. With a reputation for suspenseful storytelling, the book promises to engage readers with its intricate plot twists and well-developed characters, keeping them on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Mining engineer Jim Keogh is enjoying a relaxing break in Cape Town when he witnesses a sadistic policemen's violent attempt to arrest a black man.Appalled by the policeman's brutality, Keogh steps in and helps the man escape.But unknown to Keogh, the man he has helped is Shack Twala, a high-profile black rights activist recently escaped from Robben Island.With the policeman badly injured, Keogh and Twala are now both wanted men, and the regime's most lethal operatives are sent after them.As the fugitives race 900 miles to cross the border to safety, they are drawn into a conspiracy much bigger and deadlier than they realize...